Have you ever been up here to this memorial in Roscommon? The morning is really hard to get through when they call off the list of our fallen FF and pray for them and their family's. Then mid morning all the fire trucks and ambulances from all over line up and they are the main part of a parade in honor of the FF's. Then there is a HUGE event at the fair grounds where the FF display their trucks for people to be able to get a close look at them. The FF demonstrate how a lot of the ezuiptment is operated and take time to educate the hords of people that flock to the event. There are all kinds of vendors there with their FF equiptment for sale and food vendors too. They have raffles and drawings and petting zpp for the kids and an adoption of pets from the local shelters. At night they open the barn up and have an all out party. Then on sunday they are open in the morning and then take it all away in the afternoon. We have been coming up here to it for 6 years now and my uncle has been coming for too long for me to remember.

When I am called to duty~ God~
Whenever Flames may rage~
give me strength to save some life
whatever be its age.
before it is to late~
or save an old person
from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert
and hear the weakest shout.
to quickly and efficiently
put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
and to give the best in me~
to guard my every neighbor
and protect his property.
And if according to my fate ~~
I am to lose my life~
please bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife/husband.